He showed the painting to the Royal Academy in London in 1860. Either way, he would have been an artist at the time my great grandfather Hubert Lewis was working as an artist.Īccording to DC the oil painting is in mint condition and is 30 by 37 inches. He then painted Chess Players, sometimes called Checkmate. According to, de Andreis was a British artist, living from 1880-1929, while has him as a Belgian, living 1871-1939. The other player is a man who looks forlorn. One is Satan, who appears arrogantly confident. It is now in private hands, having been sold in a Christie’s auction in 1999. The paintings were of Cavaliers or Muskateers. Today, the painting is popularly known as Checkmate. I believe de Andreis to be the correct artist, as there were many paintings with the same style of dress and color done by him. As a painter he established himself with his costume paintings illustrating romanticizing tendencies, as well as scenes. Alex de Andreis' career began as a soldier in the service of the Swedish and later of the Spanish crown. I researched the name with the painting, and came up with Alex Androis, which then led me to Alex de Andreis. Alex De Andreis (1880 - 1929) was active/lived in France, Belgium, United Kingdom. Julie explained to me that “after” refers to the style of the other artist’s name. Lewis work which had the “after” and then a name as well as Hubert’s signature, but not being an expert on art I consulted my cousin, Julie Rogers. I wrote to the poster to get a photo of the painting and the signature, as well as get more information.ĭC Slate emailed me with photos, and noted that the signature read “H Lewis Alter Androis” or maybe “H Lewis After Andreas”, she asked if I had any idea what that meant. You can find the available options on this page, located just below the image of the painting itself.A question came up on about an H. There is a painting that once hung in the Louvre museum in Paris, painted by Friedrich Moritz August Retzsch. Lastly, if you choose to order your artwork framed, we offer various framing models. Your reproduction of A dashing cavalier will arrive ready to hang straight on the wall without needing a frame. If you select the Gallery Wrap service, the wooden bars will be thicker, and the sides of the canvas will be painted as well, extending the painting out to the sides. If you wish to hang the painting without a frame, we recommend selecting the Gallery Wrap service. 'Checkmate' by Alex De Andreis (Belgian, 1871-1939). Stretching is usually done in preparation for framing the painting, that is, sliding the stretched painting into a wooden frame. The width of the bars will be about 0.5 inches / 1.5 cm. If you select the stretched option, your reproduction of A dashing cavalier will be stretched over a timber frame and arrive ready to hang straight on the wall. 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